Which of the following passages is an example of the falling action in "the black cat"?
a. "from my infancy i was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition."
b. "but to-morrow i die, and to-day i would unburthen my soul."
c. "my entire worldly wealth was swallowed up, and i resigned myself thenceforward to despair."
d. "i again plunged into excess, and soon drowned in wine all memory of the deed."